Rev. Dr. Iosmar Alvarez,

Organizational Leadership and System Structures for St John to Become a Disciple-Making Church.

RESPONSIBILITIES

I. Ministry Leadership

a. Serves as the spiritual leader and founder of Disciple 21 Church Planting Network.

b.Takes an active role with staff, volunteers, and donors in encouraging, training,pastoring, sharing vision and providing spiritual direction.

c. Gives overall direction, encouragement, vision and leadership to all the initiatives of D21.

d. Responsible to the Boards for the quality of the Foundation’s ministry, fulfillment of its calling, fiscal performance and overall integrity in keeping with the Mission Statement.

e. Serves as liaison to the Board, working closely in strategic planning, conducting Board business and communicating with the board.

f. Provides leadership in fundraising for annual operational needs, capital needs and special projects. Directs Development Team activities.

g. Regularly monitors the financial condition of the organization, including insurance and risk matters.

h. Represents Disciple 21 and SLI in national and international events.

i. Explores creative ways to ensure that D21 stays on the cutting edge of meeting society’s needs.

II. Supervision

a. Provide leadership and perform all associated supervisory duties to staff, including sub-contractors.

b. Coordinate work scheduling with the initiative leaders to ensure goals are met.

c. Maintain effective employee relations and assist in the development and retention of a highly motivated, well-trained volunteer and paid staff.

d. Lead in the hiring and training of new employees.

III. General Administration

a. Develop, apply, and evaluate policies and procedures for D21, including those related to financial matters.

b. Lead in setting, evaluating and measuring initiative goals and action plans, including those related to fundraising.

c. Provide general administrative direction to the various initiatives to maximize efficiency and the quality of work, providing a consistently high level of service to each initiative constituent.

d. Implement and maintain procedures to ensure that D21 is in compliance with all laws and regulations regarding the corporation, including timely evaluation and reporting processes for grant funding.

e. Maintain communication with the Board of Directors on the operations of D21 and of all important factors influencing them.

f. Attend Board meetings and report on assigned areas of responsibility.

IV. Networking

a. Initiates dialogue and cooperative efforts with leaders of other organizations and churches for the purpose of synergy and more effective ministry.

b. Develops partnerships and relationships with the corporate, government, educational, and faith communities.

c. Represents GEM in public relations opportunities and public appearances.

Role:

Christian ministry is an expression of the mind and mission of Christ by a community of believers that demonstrate a common life of gratitude and devotion, witness and service, celebration and discipleship. I am called as a pastor to be a servant-leader who is appointed to preach and conduct divine worship and perform the duties of a pastor whether the parish is large or small.

Results:

My ministry as a local pastor is both a gift and a task. The gift is God’s unmerited grace; the task is unstinting service. God’s gifts are richly diverse for a variety of services; yet all have dignity and worth.

I love ministry and to be use by God in his church, I know I’ve been called to be a pastor more than anything else with the highest education I can get to have the tools I need to give the best to my congregation.

Indicators:

1. A servant consistently growing in every Christ-like quality
2. A servant consistently serving others as a witness of His grace
3. A servant consistently balancing being and doing
4. A servant consistently walking in integrity in pastoral’s relationship
5. A servant consistently tithing and offering to my local church

Skills:

As a pastor shall oversee the total ministry of the local church in its nurturing ministries and in fulfilling its mission of witness and service in the word by:

1-Preaching, teaching, Worship.

2-Pastoral care

3-Equipping and Supervising.

4-Administration.

5-Developing leaders through the incubator process

6-Motivate lay leaders to start one incubator in every ministry of the local church

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